1st Step to Heaven

1st Step to Heaven

Original 1986 LP sleeve
Studio album by Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft
Released 1986
Recorded 1985-1986 at Hartmann Digital Studio
Genre Euro disco
Label Dean/Ariola
Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft chronology
Für immer
(1982)		 1st Step to Heaven
(1986)		 Fünfzehn neue D.A.F.-Lieder
(2003)
1989 Hitz Blitz CD cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

1st Step to Heaven is a 1986 album by Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft, released on Dean Records via Ariola in Europe.

It is their only album in English rather than German. Singer Gabi Delgado-López later noted: "So we wanted to break our own rules and said: OK, so now we sing in English, now we don’t wear black. (laughing) With purpose. Because we wanted to break our own rules."[2]

The album charted for one week on the Swedish album charts at no. 46.[3] The first single from the album, "Voulez-vous Coucher Avec Moi Ce Soir" (an original, though the title is a quote from the lyrics of "Lady Marmalade"), reached No. 47 on the German singles chart (charting for 7 weeks) and no. 17 on the Belgian singles chart (charting for 5 weeks).[4] Another single, "Brothers", reached no. 23 on the Belgian singles chart (charting for 4 weeks).[5]

The band reunited to make the album, but split again soon after its release.

A variant track listing was released in the US as Hitz Blitz in 1989.

Track listing

Side A:
  1. Voulez Vous Coucher Avec Moi 5:04
  2. Opium 1:58
  3. Brothers 3:53
  4. Voulez Vous Coucher Avec Moi Part II 5:13
Side B:
  1. Sex Up 3:26
  2. Pure Joy 3:30
  3. Party 3:23
  4. 1st Step To Heaven 5:53
  1. Voulez Vous Coucher Avec Moi - Part I (2:25)
  2. Pure Joy (4:47)
  3. Blond Hair Dark Brown Hair (3:10)
  4. Sex Up (3:15)
  5. Absolute Bodycontrol (5:18)
  6. Voulez Vous Coucher Avec Moi - Part II - (5:28)
  7. Crazy Crazy (3:08)
  8. Opium - Mix (2:10)
  9. Brother/Brother (3:37)
  10. 1st Step To Heaven - Mix (5:46)
  1. The Gun ("Powder Keg Mix") 8:22
  2. Voulez Vous Coucher Avec Moi Part 2 5:28
  3. Pure Joy 4:47
  4. Brothers 3:37
  5. Absolute Bodycontrol 5:18
  6. Sex Up 3:15
  7. Voulez Vous Coucher Avec Moi Part 1 2:25
  8. 1st Step To Heaven Medley 8:07
  9. Opium Mix 2:10
  10. Crazy Crazy 3:08
  11. Blond Hair Dark Brown Hair 3:10
  12. 1st Step To Heaven Mix 5:46
  13. The Gun ("Bang Bang Mix") 6:23

References

  1. ↑ 1st Step to Heaven at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Sataić, Ivana (11 September 2010). "DAF – Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft". Venia-Mag. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft (DAF) - 1st Step To Heaven". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft (DAF) - Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  5. ↑ http://swisscharts.com/song/Deutsch-Amerikanische-Freundschaft-%28DAF%29/Brothers-193095
  6. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/DAF-1st-Step-To-Heaven/release/37190
  7. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/DAF-1st-Step-To-Heaven/release/1144269
  8. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/DAF-Hitz-Blitz/release/915097
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